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A graphic of a businessman's man holding a ballotbox

23 Jan 2026

Resisting the rule of the rich – and why it matters
Demonstrators at the Make Them Pay march with Big Ben, London in the background. There are flags and banners with slogans of "Tax the super rich", "Tax the rich", and "Make polluters pay".

21 Jan 2025

Who wants to be a trillionaire?
Graphic with a pale beige background that depicts 5 men in red silhouette stood around or sat on a large roll of 100 dollar bills. In the background is a black and white graphic of two women, a baby and a young man stood next to a small pile of coins

20 Jan 2025

The new trillionaire class is nearly here
Women farmworkers tending a field in a village in Deir Ez-Zor, Syria

27 Mar 2024

The women left behind in Syria fighting the patriarchal gap
A large comical puppet of super-rich man in a grey suit sitting on a throne being held aloft by demonstrators at the Make Them Pay march.

31 Jan 2024

Closer to a trillionaire than ending poverty
Mariam is smiling, wearing a red tunic and head covering with a pattern of white and blue flowers standing in front cooking firepits outside of sandy walls and buildings

17 Jan 2024

The $100 trillion gender wealth gap
Two male hands in a handshake pose with a background of dollar bills floating down.

15 Jan 2024

How corporate power fuels global inequality
An illustration of a group of women

11 Aug 2023

Why we must move beyond GDP to value women and the climate
A large white super yacht in a marina with a helicopter on a landing platform near the top of the yacht. In the foreground is a smaller white boat with the man on board looking at the super yacht.

18 Jan 2023

Why the super-rich pay lower taxes than most people